Bridge / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Focusing Range
0 cm (0 in.) – infinity (W), 1.4 m (4.6 ft.) – infinity (T) • Macro: 0 – 50 cm (W) (0 in. – 1.6 ft. (W))
Image Stabilizer System
Lens-shift type
Imaging Processor
DIGIC4
Electronic Viewfinder
Effective pixels: approx. 202,000 dots (67,000 x 3) • Brightness adjustment (5 levels), dioptric adjustment
Size
2.7 type
Effective Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Features
Brightness adjustment (5 levels), Quick-bright LCD Variangle type (opening angle approx. 175°, rotational angle approx. 270°)
AF Frame
Face Detect, Center, FlexiZone
Metering System
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure Compensation (Still Images) / Exposure Shift (Movies)
±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index)
Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
White Balance
Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom
Shutter Speed
1 – 1/3200 sec. 15 – 1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
f/number
f/2.7 – f/8.0 (W), f/5.8 – f/8.0 (T)
Hot Shoe
Available
Range
50 cm – 5.8 m (W), 1.4 – 2.8 m (T) (1.6 – 19 ft. (W), 4.6 – 9.2 ft. (T))
Shooting Modes
C2, C1, M, Av, Tv, P, Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, SCN*1, Movie*2*3 *1 Smart Shutter*4,Low Light, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist *2 Smart Auto available *3 Standard, Miniature Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap *4 Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Digital Zoom
Still images/Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 140x in combination with the optical zoom) Safety Zoom, Digital teleconverter
Speed (Normal)
Approx. 1.3 shots/sec. (In P mode) Approx. 3.6 shots/sec. (In Low Light mode)
Number of Shots (Approximate) (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 400 shots (Viewfinder) Approx. 370 shots (LCD Monitor)
Recording Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Movies
MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (stereo))
Movies
Smart Auto, Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap: 1280 x 720 (30 fps*), 640 x 480 (30 fps*), 320 x 240 (30 fps*) Miniature Effect: 1280 x 720 (Shooting: 6 fps/3 fps/1.5 fps, Playback: 30 fps*2), 640 x 480 (Shooting: 6 fps/3 fps/1.5 fps, Playback: 30 fps*2) * Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.
Interface
Hi-Speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Direct Print Standard
PictBridge
Power Source
Battery Pack NB-7L AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50
Dimensions
122.9 x 92.4 x 107.7 mm ( 4.84 x 3.64 x 4.24 in.) • CIPA compliant
Weight (CIPA compliant)
Approx. 601 g (21.2 oz.) (Including the battery and memory card) Approx. 552 g (19.5 oz.) (camera body only)

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